Fastening device for ribbon bows and the like.



G. E. TARNOW.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR RIBBON BOWS ANDTHE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1909.

985,075., Patented Feb.21, 1911.

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GEORGE E. TARNOW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR RIBBON BOWS AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Application filed March22, 1909. Serial No. 484,881.

Be it known that I, GnoRenE. TARNOW, a citizen of the United St-ates, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fastening Devices for Ribbon Bows and the Like, and declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will-enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In my prior Patent, No. 887,149, granted May 12, 1908, I have disclosed a novel form of pin for holding and securing bows or the like. In the patented arrangement the bow is intended to be tied in place upon the'body' member of the pin.

The present invention relates to this same class of devices and it has for its object to provide a simple and novel device for firmly holding a ribbon bow or the like which has already been made up and securing it to theclothing or hair bf a wearer.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafterbe pcinted out with particularity in the claim; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its object and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a rear view of a,ribbon bow secured upon a device arranged in accordance with a preferred form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig l; and Fig. 3 is a fron't view of the device showing the attaching pin open. I

Referring to the drawing, A represents a'body member, the general shape of which is preferably long and flat. The central portion of the body member is preferably removed so as to provide'an elongated slot a. The body member may be made in any desired way as, for example, by stamping it I do not desire to limitmyself to' a body member stamped from sheet metal, however. V I

B is apin of any suitable kind, connected at one end to the member A, and adapted to secure said member to the clothing or hair vof a wearer. In the particular embodiment shownthis pin'is of the U-shaped variety pivotally mounted at its yoke in lugs b bent up from the body member and arranged to engage at its free ends with 'a pair of hooks b alsointegral with the body member. The

members 6 and 6 lie upon the same side and at opposite ends of the body member.

C 1s a clasp hinged at one end to one edge of the body member as at c. The hinge may conveniently be formed by means of ears or) and c which are respectively integral with the members A and C. It will be seen that -or catch 0 which is adapted to interlock with one of the bounding edges of the slot a. The

edge a is preferably cut awayas at a? for a distance equal to the width of the clasp so that when the clasp is locked in position the inner surface of its free end will lie flush with the edge a The'clasp is preferably made of spring metal so that after it is placed in a locked condition it will remain so. The size and shape of the clasp is such that it will firmly clasp the knot a: of a ribbon bow X against the body member when the bow is laid upon the member and the clasp snapped in position; It will be seen that a portion of the knot will be forced into the slot a of the body member and therefore the how will be held firmlyand prevented from being displaced or becoming awry either by reason of its weight or from any other cause. It will also be seen that after the clasp has been closed over the how, the

bow exerts a pressure which forces the catch more firmly against the edge of the bodymember with which it interlocks, and the danger of the accidental opening of the clasp is therefore Very small. Where the device is intended to hold other objects than ribbon bows, the clas is, of course, designed so as to grip firmly t e particular object for which it is' intended; Furthermore, the pin .B may take any other form than that shown which will adapt it to the use forwhich the device is desired.

It will now be seen'that I have provided a simple and novel holding and fastening device for ribbon-bows or the like which is capable of holding bows which have already been tied or made up so that it is unnecessary for the user to tie the bowupon the device or disarr'ange it when its removal is desired.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described, a

I long straight narrow flat body member having a slotextendin longitudinally therein,

a pin on one sideo said member for securing it in place, a bowed clasp overlyingthe opposite side of said member and extending transversely thereof, a hinge connecting one end of the clasp with said member, adjacent toone of the long edges thereof, and a catch on the free end of said clasp constructed and arranged to cooperate with the bounding edge of said slotfarthest removed from said hinge so'as to lock the free end of the clasp, to said member, said clasp being of a size and shape such as to cause the clasp wholly -to conceal-that portion ofthe body member 15 which it overlies.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification'in the presence of two witnesses.

I GEO. E. TARNOW. Witnesses: CLARENCE TOBIN,

HARRY S. GAITHER. 

